[Viva] FW: ICAD Weekly News Digest / Bulletin hebdomadaire de nouvelles

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In the News
 / Des nouvelles...


Nevirapine linked <http://www.plusnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=90234>  to
treatment failure

August 20, 2010

One of the cheapest and most commonly used drugs for treating HIV in Africa
- nevirapine - has been associated with an increased risk of treatment
failure in a retrospective South African study. Taking the drug as part of a
first-line treatment regimen doubled a patient's risk of treatment failure
and having to be switched to much more expensive second-line ARVs.


 HIV
<http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article610786.ece/HIV-findings-offer-hope-
for-cure>  findings 'offer hope for cure'

August 19, 2010

Israeli researchers says they have discovered a way of killing off cells
infected with HIV that offers hope for a cure for the disease. The technique
involved getting the virus to overload the host cell with viral DNA, which
made the cell self-destruct and kill off the virus. However they warned that
so far they have only "cured" HIV in small dishes of cells in a laboratory. 


Sexual <http://www.aidsmap.com/page/1503436/>  risk behaviour doesn’t
increase in injecting drug users who start HIV treatment

August 19, 2010

There is no evidence that starting antiretroviral therapy leads HIV-positive
injecting drug users to have more risky sex, Canadian researchers report in
the online edition of AIDS. There was no increase in reported sexual
activity, unprotected sex, or number of partners. “Concerns regarding the
expansion of access to ART [antiretroviral therapy] for IDU [injecting drug
user] populations due to fears of increased HIV risk behaviour in the period
following ART initiation are unsupported,” comment the investigators.


New <http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS125152+18-Aug-2010+BW20100818>
Study Reveals Management and Prevention of HIV, TB & Malaria Remains
Inadequate within the Upstream Oil Industry Supply Chain; Greater
Collaboration between Industry Players is Needed

August 18, 2010

A new study reveals that the oil and gas industry supply chain - which
includes oil companies, contractors and sub-contractors - does not perceive
the full extent of the risks that HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria
pose to its workforce, productivity and profitability. The study - conducted
by management consulting firm Booz & Company in partnership the Global
Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GBC) - outlines
why the oil and gas industry should improve its understanding of the hazards
posed by these three epidemics and makes ten recommendations for how to make
health a priority. 


Southern <http://www.aidsportal.org/News_Details.aspx?ID=14390>  Africa: No
single formula for HIV risk

August 16, 2010

In southern Africa, prevention campaigns highlighting the HIV risks of
having more than one partner at the same time have largely targeted
heterosexuals and ignored the fact that men who have sex with men also have
multiple partners.


Out
<http://www.housingworks.org/blogs/detail/could-hiv-be-haitis-sleeping-giant
/>  of the Spotlight,the Quiet Spread of HIV in Haiti

August 17, 2010

In July, in the flurry of media coverage surrounding the six-month
anniversary of the quake, there was a lot of discussion about the country’s
most obvious problems. Critics have assailed the slow movement of financial
aid into the country. By one estimate, workers have cleared less than five
percent of the rubble.But some worry that another, more hidden problem is
quietly bubbling in Haiti: The spread of HIV. 


AIDS
<http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/Resources/FeatureStories/archive/2
010/20100818_FS_International_Youth_Day.asp>  a key issue for international
youth dialogue

August 20, 2010 

HIV and sexual and reproductive health has been identified as a central
theme for discussion as part of the International Year of Youth, a United
Nations (UN)-led initiative launched this month by the Secretary General Ban
Ki-moon.


Inaugural
<http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/Resources/FeatureStories/archive/2
010/20100811_FS_Youth_Olympic_Games.asp>  Youth Olympic Games in Singapore

August 13, 2010

Around 370,000 spectators will gather to watch young athletes, aged 14 to 18
from around the world, participate in Singapore 2010. The inaugural games
include high-level competition in 26 sports categories and a Cultural and
Education Programme focused on a variety of themes including the Olympic
values. It will also consist of skills-building sessions for participants,
including on HIV.


­­­­Announcements
 / Des annonces...


Gap Give and Get Program

>From August 26-29 , revamp your spring wardrobe at one of your favourite
stores:  The Gap, Old Navy or Banana Republic. Use the coupon link
www.gapinc.com/giveandget/aidscanada to save 30% off your purchase, while
donating 5% back to the Canadian AIDS Society <http://www.cdnaids.ca/> .
The money donated will support programs and services for people living with
HIV/AIDS in Canada.

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Du 26 au 29 août, démarrez en grand la mise à jour de votre garde-robe
automnal et gâtez-vous dans l’un de vos magasins préférés, GAP, Old Navy ou
Banana Republic. Suivez ce lien <www.gapinc.com/giveandget/aidscanada> vers
un coupon qui vous donnera droit à 30 % de rabais et qui fera bénéficier la
Société canadienne du sida <http://www.cdnaids.ca/>  d’un don de 5 % de la
valeur de votre achat.  Nous nous excusons auprès de vous que le coupon
n'est disponible qu'en anglais.  La somme recueillie grâce à ce programme
servira à financer des programmes et des services pour les Canadiens et
Canadiennes qui vivent avec le VIH/sida. 


200 Stories

As part of the Here I Am Campaign <http://www.hereiamcampaign.org/>  we have
gathered many stories of beneficiaries of the Global Fund (and other donors)
on the Here I am Campaign website, but we would like to reach a higher
number: From today until the first day of the MDG Summit (20th September) we
would like to have 200 stories on the website!


2010 OHTN Annual Research Conference: Submit by September 7 

The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) is accepting abstract submissions,
satellite event and artistic proposals for the upcoming Annual Research
Conference on November 15-16, 2010. Themed on Research at the Front Lines:
Targeting the Complexities of HIV, the conference will explore research and
evidence-based interventions targeting HIV and other factors and conditions
that intersect with HIV to increase vulnerability, worsen health outcomes,
and complicate care and treatment for people with HIV. For more information,
please visit the Conference
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103589260408&s=2151&e=001iH2KeLsMsaT-N0_bNFRu
pLG7Zol3vOioxBG_4U_KTINi5xyftSh7JQ0nW4G2cL3wVhrBAniIaQUxpNGEoFZ2AgnHJ7NT3s1_
Z5qEFNCN-nZ33bKyJZRG8HDhtL5jl1DpjMBKaanTqMkdPhp3gEhYLcQZAltyLOBG>  website.
The final deadline for abstract submissions, proposals for satellite events
and art-based research displays is September 7, 2010.

 

  
 

 

 

 

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